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In a humorous, charmingly wise #OwnVoices novel perfect for fans of Fredrik Backman, the forced retirement of a shy, closeted postman creates the opportunity for him to track down his lost love, embrace his true self, connect with his community, and finally experience his life's great adventure ... Albert Entwistle is a private man with a quiet, simple life. He lives alone with his cat Gracie. And he's a postman. At least he was a postman until, three months before his sixty-fifth birthday, he receives a letter from the Royal Mail thanking him for decades of service and stating he is being forced into retirement. At once, Albert's sole connection with his world unravels. Every day as a mail carrier, he would make his way through the streets of his small English town, delivering letters and parcels and returning greetings with a quick wave and a "how do?" Without the work that fills his days, what will be the point? He has no friends, family, or hobbies - just a past he never speaks of, and a lost love that fills him with regret.
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Matt Cain is a writer, broadcaster, and a leading commentator on LGBTQ issues. He was Channel 4's first Culture Editor, Editor-In-Chief of Attitude magazine, has written for all the national newspapers, and is a regular presenter on Virgin Radio Pride. Matt's breakthrough work of fiction, The Madonna Of Bolton, became Unbound's fastest crowdfunded novel ever before it was published in 2018. In 2021, The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle was published by Headline, Becoming Ted followed in 2023, and One Love is set for release in January 2024. Born in Bury and brought up in Bolton, Matt now lives in London with his husband, Harry, and their cat, Nelly.